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Israeli official says Hamas has agreed to release 5 hostages for 50-day truce
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHamas has agreed to the Egyptian proposal to release five living hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire beginning over Eid al-Fitr, an Israeli official tells the Walla news site.
The official tells the site the bodies of slain hostages will also be released during the ceasefire, but doesn’t provide a number.
The official adds that Israel is expected to present a counteroffer and that an agreement will unlikely be agreed to by the Muslim holiday, set to begin Sunday or Monday.
The report comes hours after Egyptian officials told a Qatari outlet that the terror group had agreed to the proposal.
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